An airstrike on the northern Syrian town of Aazaz on Wednesday killed 20 according to activists. The town which is held by Syrian rebels is also home to the group that has been holding 11 Lebanese hostages…

There were conflicting reports with regards to the fate of the Lebanese hostages with a rebel commander declaring four of them missing. “The building they (the hostages) were in was hit … We were able to remove seven from the wreckage. They are wounded, and some of the injuries are serious,” rebel commander Ahmed Ghazali told the Lebanese TV channel al-Jadeed. “Four more of them are still missing and we are continuing search and rescue operations. We pray to God that they will still be alive.”….

In response to kidnapping of its son, al-Miqdad family abducted on Wednesday more than 20 members of the so-called “Free Syrian Army”.The family announced its “military wing” had abducted several members of the “FSA”, in response for the kidnapping of Hassan Miqdad by Syrian militants two days earlier.

“The family’s military wing kidnapped several Syrians. We are not afraid of anyone,” Abu Ali al-Meqdad said on behalf of the family.
“There are over 20 FSA members kidnapped in Lebanon,” he added.

He said the tribes of the eastern Bekaa valley such as Shamas, Zaiter, Nasreddine and Dandash are all working together and will reveal their “big catch” on Thursday morning.

Later on Wednesday, al-Mayadeen channel broadcast a video of the kidnapped Syrians.
Media reports said that one of the kidnapped is an officer, who has been wounded, and a man who has been funding the “FSA”.
The reports said that the officer had received money from al-Mustaqbal (Future) MP Khaled Daher.

It added that the kidnapped confessed they were trying to send arms to the militants inside Syria.

Mr. Al Kuwaylet forgot that it was the Lebanese that carry the burden of the ‘reconstruction’ of Lebanon (US$ 75 Billion in debt) and that most of Saudi grants (over 65% of these grants since the Riyadh Summit of 1976′) remain UNPAID!

“…Arab Gulf countries, led by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have paid for the reconstruction of Lebanon and strengthened its economy through deposits and grants, and these countries are home to hundreds of thousands of workers (Workers, and not beggars) in various sectors, however the state (of Lebanon) did not move because it is governed involved two parties who threaten the interests of Saudi Arabia, Hezbollah and Syria … and that begs the question as to the status of the majority of Lebanese Sunnis: It remains the weakest component in Lebanon, traditionally neutral or accepting the protection of lesser communities (lesser numerically and economically) … If ’emboldened’ the Sunnis could alter the balance of forces … (continue, here)”